March 20
Africa: Russian Gazprombank Africa Deal to Reboot Petrosa Mossel Bay Refinery Hits Key Deadline in April - Mantashe
A clearer picture of the Russian-linked Gazprombank Africa investment and funding for PetroSA's mothballed Mossel Bay refinery to ensure its self-sustainability would emerge in… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Mozambique: Oil and Gas Hunters Target the Last Refuge of Vanishing Dugongs
The global oil and gas survey company Searcher is gearing up to blast powerful sound waves into the Indian Ocean, directly adjacent to the last viable population of dugongs on… Read more »
October 19, 2023
East Africa: Standard Bank Ponders U.S.$120 Million Investment in East African Pipeline While Awaiting Clarifications
Standard Bank, one of Africa's biggest banks, has been under fire for its potential involvement in the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The bank says the… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Africa: The Irony of Africa Energy Week's Capture By the Oil and Gas Industry
As Africans, we must ask ourselves one question: how can we transition to renewable energy when we keep allowing entities with a clear and conflicting agenda to dominate our table?… Read more »
October 03, 2023
South Africa: Does Standard Bank's Clean Energy Funding Outweigh Its Controversial Dirty Energy Deal Facilitation?
Lungisa Fuzile, Standard Bank South Africa's chief executive, maintains that the bank has a strong commitment to renewable energy, financing R5 in renewable energy for every R1… Read more »
October 02, 2023
South Africa: Environment Ministry Gives Oil Company Green Light for Western Cape Coast Offshore Drilling
French hydrocarbon company TotalEnergies can proceed with plans to drill for oil and gas off the Western Cape coast after Environment Minister Barbara Creecy rejected an appeal… Read more »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists, Journalist Ejected From Standard Bank HQ As Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Turns Chaotic
A protest at Standard Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday descended into chaos when a group of human rights and climate activists, as well as a Daily Maverick… Read more »
September 05, 2023
South Africa: Rising Fuel Price Will Have Domino Effect On Cost of Living, Say Experts
The cost of food, clothing and electronic goods is expected to rise shortly in response to the steep increase in the price of petrol and diesel. Read more »
February 10, 2023
South Africa: Stop Them! Why I Am Occupying a Shell Oil Platform Overseas
Nonhle Mbuthuma is from Sigidi village on the Wild Coast. She is one of the Greenpeace International activists taking action against Shell as it heads for a major oil and gas field… Read more »
December 23, 2022
South Africa: Shell Determined to Pursue Seismic Exploration Ambitions Off South Africa's Wild Coast
Oil giant is appealing cancellation of permit to explore for oil in the ecologically rich waters. Read more »
June 16, 2022
South Africa: Durban South Residents Resist Engen Plans for Fuel Storage Depot
A group of angry residents of Merebank and surrounding areas braved the rain and protested outside the Engen refinery on Wednesday, 15 June, in response to the oil giant's plans to… Read more »
June 06, 2022
South Africa: SA Lags As More Electric Cars Take to the Roads in Other Parts of the World
With the hike in the petrol price and the effects of climate change already raining down on South Africa, a shift from the internal combustion engine can't come soon enough. There… Read more »
May 30, 2022
South Africa: This Week - Marching Against Shell, Tackling Mine Waste and Kicking Butts
Wild Coast communities are marching to the Gqeberha High Court, where the case against Shell and the Department of Energy continues. There's also a seminar on South Africa's mine… Read more »
South Africa: This Fight Isn't Over, Activists Warn As Court Hears Case Against Shell's Quest for Wild Coast Gas
Civil society protests outside the Gqeberha High Court while lawyers fight to have Shell's exploration right reviewed. Read more »
May 29, 2022
South Africa: After Years of Bad or Corrupt Decisions, SA's Latest Oil Price Shock Is Too Much for a Battered Nation
With the petrol price expected to jump this week to a new record high, and by the highest amount yet, it is clear that the government is confronted with difficult choices.… Read more »
May 25, 2022
South Africa: Will Godongwana Extend the Fuel Levy Reprieve or Brace for Inflationary Pressures?
Wayne Duvenage is a businessman and entrepreneur turned civil activist. Following former positions as CEO of AVIS and President of SA Vehicle Renting and Leasing Association,… Read more »